Derek Anderson (American football)
Anderson with the Panthers in 2014
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| No. 3 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 15, 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Portland, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Scappoose (OR) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Oregon State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 213 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passing attempts: | 1,596 |
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| Passing completions: | 865 |
| Percentage: | 54.2 |
| TD–INT: | 60–60 |
| Passing yards: | 10,396 |
| Passer rating: | 71.3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Derek Matthew Anderson (born June 15, 1983) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State.
Anderson has previously played for the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals.
Anderson grew up in Scappoose, Oregon, where he led the Scappoose Indians to one of their record three consecutive state football championships in Class 3A football. He excelled at basketball and was named state player of the year in both football and basketball his senior year. He participated in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game in 2000. He was a childhood friend and schoolmate of Playboy Playmate Sara Jean Underwood.
A Beaver fan growing up, he wanted to play for Oregon State most of his life and his decision to play for the university was celebrated by fans.
At 6'6" Anderson was not the prototypical quarterback. In fact, many believed he would play basketball in college instead of football. Still, he was recruited nationally for football and his dominating high school performance as quarterback led him to stay with football.
At the start of his sophomore year (2002), Anderson was thrust into the starting role as QB and handed the reins of a rapidly improving program. Despite an early string of losses, Oregon State had no serious competition for quarterback in 2002 and his job was secure.
His early entry into the starting role came on the heels of Oregon State's most successful period to date. Capped by a Fiesta Bowl win over Notre Dame, the team went 11-1 in 2000 and ranked 4th in the nation under head coach Dennis Erickson. Following such a successful season, expectations were exceptionally high in 2002 for both Anderson and the OSU program.
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